Brinsmead, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Brinsmead
City:Cairns
State:Qld
Coordinates:-16.9013°N 145.7147°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Pop:5537
Established:1975
Postcode:4870
Area:5.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:8.5
Dir1:NW
Location1:Cairns CBD
Dist2:350
Dir2:N
Location2:Townsville
Dist3:1712
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Cairns Region
Stategov:Cairns
Fedgov:Leichhardt[1]
Near-N:Freshwater
Near-Ne:Stratford
Near-E:Whitfield
Near-Se:Kanimbla
Near-S:Redlynch
Near-Sw:Redlynch
Near-W:Redlynch
Near-Nw:Redlynch

Brinsmead is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Far North Queensland, Australia.[2] In the, Brinsmead had a population of 5,537 people.

Geography

Brinsmead is located 8.5km (05.3miles) by road north-west of the city centre of Cairns.

The north-east of the locality is within Mount Whitfield Conservation Park which extends into the neighbouring locality of Mount Whitfield to the north-east. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly residential.[3]

History

Brinsmead is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.[4] The suburb takes its name from the Brinsmead Gap, a topographical feature between the hills of the Whitfield Range, in turn named after Horace George Brinsmead, a sugar plantation owner at Freshwater who guided groups to see the Barron Falls, one of the first tourism ventures in the district.[5] [6]

Cairns Christian College opened on 25 January 1983. It was later renamed Freshwater Christian College.[7]

Demographics

In the, Brinsmead had a population of 5,362 people.

In the, Brinsmead had a population of 5,537 people.

Education

Freshwater Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 369-401 Brinsmead Road (-16.8925°N 145.7082°W).[8] [9] It is owned by the Freshwater Church, which is affiliated with the Australian Christian Churches.[10] [11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 580 students with 46 teachers (40 full-time equivalent) and 52 non-teaching staff (42 full-time equivalent).[12]

There are no government schools in Brinsmead. The nearest government primary schools are Freshwater State School in neighbouring Freshwater to the north and Whitfield State School in neighbouring Whitfield to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Redlynch State College in neighbouring Redlynch to the south-west and Trinity Bay State High School in Manunda to the south-east.[13]

Amenities

Brinsmead Community Hall is at 85 Loridan Drive . It is capable of seating up to 80 people and is operated by the Cairns Regional Council.[14] [15]

There are a number of parks in the area:

Facilities

There is a sewage treatment plant at the top of the hill on Brinsmead Terrace (-16.9106°N 145.7103°W).[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of the electoral division of Leichhardt (Qld) . 23 September 2013 . 22 December 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180309215034/http://aec.gov.au/profiles/qld/leichhardt.htm . 9 March 2018 . dmy-all .
  2. 25 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use . 24 April 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  4. Web site: First people cultural history. 23 June 2020. Cairns Regional Council. 21 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170421155354/http://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/community-environment/first-people/culture-history. dead.
  5. Web site: Cairns Suburbs. University of Queensland Centre for the Government of Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729223549/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/cairns-suburbs. 29 July 2017. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Horace George Brinsmead. 2011. The Brinsmeads Down Under. https://web.archive.org/web/20180513072106/http://www.brinsmead.net/downunder/duhoracegeorge.htm. 13 May 2018. live. 13 May 2018. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: About . 2024-04-24 . Freshwater Christian College . en-AU . 24 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424012056/https://fcc.qld.edu.au/about/ . live .
  8. Web site: 9 July 2018 . State and non-state school details . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 . 21 November 2018 . 21 November 2018 . Queensland Government.
  9. Web site: Freshwater Christian College . 21 November 2018 . 3 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181203025442/http://www.freshwatercc.qld.edu.au/ . live .
  10. Web site: About . 2024-04-24 . Freshwater Christian College . en-AU . 24 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424012056/https://fcc.qld.edu.au/about/ . live .
  11. Web site: Freshwater Church Home Page . 2024-04-24 . Freshwater Church . en-AU . 24 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424012048/https://www.freshwater.org.au/home . live .
  12. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018 . 28 January 2020 . . 27 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx . live .
  13. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 24 April 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  14. Web site: 2022-05-30 . Community Halls . 2024-04-24 . Cairns Regional Council . 29 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329051330/https://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/online/booking-of-public-spaces/community-halls-and-centres . live .
  15. Web site: Brinsmead Community Hall . 2024-04-24 . Arts and Culture Map . Cairns Regional Council . 24 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210324132734/https://www.artsandculturemap.com.au/brinsmead-community-hall . live .
  16. Web site: 20 November 2020 . Land for public recreation - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 . 22 November 2020 . 22 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  17. Web site: 17 November 2020 . Building areas - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023081052/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/536da964-19d2-42fb-9dd8-b46f15c4fb6f . 23 October 2020 . 17 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.

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